Claire Mabey

Claire Mabey is a New Zealand children's writer and books editor for The Spinoff.[1] She is the founder of literary festival Verb Wellington.[2]

In 2020 Mabey received a Ghost Light Award at the Wellington Theatre Awards, and was described in the citation as "a force of nature in the Wellington arts community".[3]

In 2024 her first book The Raven's Eye Runaways was published by Allen & Unwin.[4][5] She had received the 2022 Creative New Zealand Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary to support her work on the novel.[6] Hera Lindsay Bird described it as "powerfully atmospheric", and said Mabey "pays her young readers the highest compliment, by respecting their intelligence, compassion and capacity for language".[7] The book won the NZSA Best First Book Award at the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[8] The sequel The Raven’s Eye Rebellion was published in 2026.[9]

Bibliography

  • The Raven's Eye Runaways (Allen & Unwin, 2024)
  • The Raven's Eye Rebellion (Allen & Unwin, 2026)
  • Cass and the Beast, illustrated by Jill Calder (Gecko Press, 2026)[10]

References

  1. ↑ Mabey, Claire (12 July 2024). "Claire Mabey". The Spinoff. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Writer: Claire Mabey – Writers • Auckland Writers Festival". www.writersfestival.co.nz. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai // Wellington Theatre Awards". Theatreview. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Chumko, André (1 July 2024). "Children's book first in series for Verb festival founder". The Post. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Booklovers, N. Z. (10 July 2024). "The Raven's Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey". nzbooklovers. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mabey awarded Creative NZ Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary". Books+Publishing. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Bird, Hera Lindsay (13 July 2024). "'Powerfully atmospheric': The Raven's Eye Runaways, reviewed". The Spinoff. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "2025 Awards Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Claire Mabey's sequel to her award winning children's novel". RNZ. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cass and the Beast". Gecko Press. Retrieved 14 April 2026.


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